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From: "Harwood, John (NBCUniversal)"
To: Jennifer Palmieri
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Subject: Re: CNBC: How's Hillary doing? Wish we could tell you
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I don't take cheap shots at Hillary Clinton or anybody else.
But this wasn't a shot of any kind. It was humor. I was poking fun at a cam=
paign ritual.
I didn't expect big news either. Did you notice I didn't ask a single quest=
ion in the briefing? I don't really care where her announcement will take o=
r whether Charlotte will be onstage or when she'll take her vacation or how=
many rallies she'll have.
I knew that the stuff I care about - most importantly what she plans to do =
on the economy - was not going to yield answers now. You've told me that an=
d I believe you.
I just thought it was funny to go through the ground rules jazz and have al=
l these reporters firing questions and scribbling notes with Fox live truck=
parked outside with few definitive answers about anything.
Did it matter? No. Have you heard me complaining on any media about how Hil=
lary is campaigning or interacting with the press? No. Do I participate in =
the whole Politico-style meme/narrative bullshit conversation along these l=
ines? No.
But when my bosses asked me to write what I learned, humor seemed more hone=
st and appropriate than anything else.
The value of the event, to me, was seeing you guys.
J
John Harwood
CNBC/NYT
202 669 0751
On May 29, 2015, at 5:54 PM, Jennifer Palmieri > wrote:
No, he is not joking. He and I are both put off by your piece. The briefi=
ng was just meant to help give context to the press for how we are thinking=
about the race and how summer is likely to go. Never intended for it to b=
e newsmaking event. We thought it would be helpful and you turned it into =
another hit piece on how our campaign interacts with the press. Seemed lik=
e a cheap shot. And odd coming from you.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 29, 2015, at 5:16 PM, Harwood, John (NBCUniversal) > wrote:
He's joking, right?
John Harwood
CNBC/NYT
202 669 0751
Begin forwarded message:
From: John Podesta >
Date: May 29, 2015 at 4:53:26 PM EDT
To: "John Harwood, (NBCUniversal)" >
Subject: Fwd: CNBC: How's Hillary doing? Wish we could tell you
Won't waste your time again.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "John Podesta" >
Date: May 29, 2015 4:49 PM
Subject: Fwd: CNBC: How's Hillary doing? Wish we could tell you
To: "John Podesta" >
Cc:
FYI
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Brian Fallon >
Date: Fri, May 29, 2015 at 3:47 PM
Subject: Fwd: CNBC: How's Hillary doing? Wish we could tell you
To: Jennifer Palmieri >, John Podesta >
fyi
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Brad Pollock >
Date: Fri, May 29, 2015 at 12:00 PM
Subject: CNBC: How's Hillary doing? Wish we could tell you
To: Clips >
How's Hillary doing? Wish we could tell you
CNBC.com
By John Harwood
29 Mins Ago
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102717374
I've been inside Hillary Clinton's national campaign headquarters in Brookl=
yn.
I've talked with "senior officials" about her bid for the White House. They=
sat in these chairs.
Wish I could tell you more. But they said very little.
Notice that I typed very little and not "very little," because under the gr=
ound rules of Thursday's briefing reporters were not allowed to quote their=
words directly.
You're not missing much.
The former secretary of state plans to kick off the heavy-rhetoric stage of=
her campaign on June 13. I can't say where or what time because the senior=
officials wouldn't say.
She plans to lay out some policy proposals after that. Can't say which ones=
.
She'll take questions from reporters. Can't say how often.
She'll start having rallies. Not too many, because the election's a long wa=
y away. But some.
She might take a summer vacation, which means reporters covering her can, t=
oo. Don't know when, but one senior official observed that summer vacations=
traditionally occur in mid-August.
Her aides are organizing furiously in the early battlegrounds of the nomina=
tion fight (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina) because they are c=
ompeting in every state. They take the primary challenges of Bernie Sanders=
, Martin O'Malley and perhaps others very seriously.
They are also taking their Republican opposition very seriously=97some in t=
he sprawling GOP field more seriously than others. Can't specify which ones=
.
They are raising lots and lots of money and are pleased with how much is po=
uring in. But they absolutely, positively are NOT seeking to raise $2 billi=
on, which some journalists have reported is their goal.
They are building a large digital constituency for their efforts to communi=
cate and mobilize voters on social media. Are they starting with the lists =
from President Barack Obama's organization, and Hillary Clinton's 2008 camp=
aign? Can't say for sure, but they're exploring lots of lists.
Her husband, Bill, and daughter, Chelsea, will play roles in her campaign. =
Can't say exactly what, or when.
She's feeling more in control of her campaign effort this time around, unli=
ke 2008 when she sometimes felt the campaign was controlling her.
Controversies over her emails as secretary of state or the Clinton Foundati=
on have not inflicted significant political damage. That's because voters w=
ho might support her see the controversies as politically motivated.
She might even be able to expand the roster of battleground states beyond t=
hose Obama targeted. Can't say which ones.
I'd show you pictures of the office and desks where campaign officials do t=
heir jobs, but the post-briefing tour was deemed off-the-record.
There will be more briefings, however. Stay tuned.
--
JP
jpodesta@hillaryclinton.com
For scheduling: mfisher@hillaryclinton.com
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I don't take cheap shots at Hillary Clinton or anybody else.

But this wasn't a shot of any kind. It was humor. I was poking fun at =
a campaign ritual.

I didn't expect big news either. Did you notice I didn't ask a single =
question in the briefing? I don't really care where her announcement will t=
ake or whether Charlotte will be onstage or when she'll take her vacation o=
r how many rallies she'll have.

I knew that the stuff I care about - most importantly what she plans t=
o do on the economy - was not going to yield answers now. You've told me th=
at and I believe you.

I just thought it was funny to go through the ground rules jazz and ha=
ve all these reporters firing questions and scribbling notes with Fox live =
truck parked outside with few definitive answers about anything.

Did it matter? No. Have you heard me complaining on any media about ho=
w Hillary is campaigning or interacting with the press? No. Do I participat=
e in the whole Politico-style meme/narrative bullshit conversation along th=
ese lines? No.

But when my bosses asked me to write what I learned, humor seemed more=
honest and appropriate than anything else.

No, he is not joking. He and I are both put off by your piece. &=
nbsp;The briefing was just meant to help give context to the press for how =
we are thinking about the race and how summer is likely to go. Never =
intended for it to be newsmaking event. We thought
it would be helpful and you turned it into another hit piece on how our ca=
mpaign interacts with the press. Seemed like a cheap shot. And =
odd coming from you.

I've been inside Hillary Clinton's national campaign=
headquarters in Brooklyn.

I've talked with "senior officials" about =
her bid for the White House. They sat in these chairs.

Wish I could tell you more. But they said very littl=
e.

Notice that I typed very little and not "very l=
ittle," because under the ground rules of Thursday's briefing reporter=
s were not allowed to quote their words directly.

You're not missing much.

The former secretary of state plans to kick off the =
heavy-rhetoric stage of her campaign on June 13. I can't say where or what =
time because the senior officials wouldn't say.

She plans to lay out some policy proposals after tha=
t. Can't say which ones.

She'll take questions from reporters. Can't say how =
often.

She'll start having rallies. Not too many, because t=
he election's a long way away. But some.

She might take a summer vacation, which means report=
ers covering her can, too. Don't know when, but one senior official observe=
d that summer vacations traditionally occur in mid-August.

Her aides are organizing furiously in the early batt=
legrounds of the nomination fight (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carol=
ina) because they are competing in every state. They take the primary chall=
enges of Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley
and perhaps others very seriously.

They are also taking their Republican opposition ver=
y seriously=97some in the sprawling GOP field more seriously than others. C=
an't specify which ones.

They are raising lots and lots of money and are plea=
sed with how much is pouring in. But they absolutely, positively are NOT se=
eking to raise $2 billion, which some journalists have reported is their go=
al.

They are building a large digital constituency for t=
heir efforts to communicate and mobilize voters on social media. Are they s=
tarting with the lists from President Barack Obama's organization, and Hill=
ary Clinton's 2008 campaign? Can't
say for sure, but they're exploring lots of lists.

Her husband, Bill, and daughter, Chelsea, will play =
roles in her campaign. Can't say exactly what, or when.

She's feeling more in control of her campaign effort=
this time around, unlike 2008 when she sometimes felt the campaign was con=
trolling her.

Controversies over her emails as secretary of state =
or the Clinton Foundation have not inflicted significant political damage. =
That's because voters who might support her see the controversies as politi=
cally motivated.

She might even be able to expand the roster of battl=
eground states beyond those Obama targeted. Can't say which ones.

I'd show you pictures of the office and desks where =
campaign officials do their jobs, but the post-briefing tour was deemed off=
-the-record.